A View Into Trauma
I’ve been following the blog, I Was a Foster Kid, for a while now. It provides a strikingly honest, unvarnished view into the experiences of someone who was in the foster care system. Here’s a snippet from the latest post: Read more…
Child Welfare and Poverty
I have said before that the myriad issues surrounding child protective services are complex and not easily reduced to sound-bite ready statements or bullet points. Not that this has not prevented people from doing so. Read more…
Just Chip ‘em Like a Dog
Seriously? This is why public discussion so quickly becomes unproductive. Invariably someone declares human beings other than them, in this case people deemed to be illegal immigrants, to be less than human, in fact to be equivalent to dogs. Read more…
Driving While Hispanic
So, Arizona. Where to start? Police in Arizona are now required to arrest someone if there is reasonable suspicion the person is an illegal immigrant (and anyone who doesn’t admit what that phrase actually means is lying) if that person cannot prove their status. Concerns that this would lead to arrests of Hispanic citizens were dismissed as hyperbole, but guess what? It’s already happened. Read more…
The Bruises Go Away
But the pain remains. This post says it well. It is so critically important to be aware of the children around us. Aware of their circumstances. Aware of hidden pain. Whatever each of us can do to prevent child abuse, we need to do.
…Recognize that I hang-on by a thread, every day of my life. Know that I just got released from the hospital because I stood on a bridge wanting to die, again. Know that Ihate everything about me. Know that I don’t care if tomorrow never comes. Know that I look at physical scars and remember what happened every day. Know that my heart bleeds in excruciating pain and it won’t stop…..it doesn’t stop.
Unheard Happy News
If you haven’t already heard, Notre Dame has first African-American valedictorian in its 161 year history. Below is the full email I received with all the details. Read more…
Well Said
I can’t say it any better: Read more…